Jay Chopra has over 23 years of experience in engineering information management. He currently works as a senior technical advisor, delivering strategic engineering and asset information management solutions. Previously, he has held leadership roles managing engineering design systems implementation for major oil and gas companies and has extensive experience working with Intergraph, AVEVA, Bentley, and Autodesk software.

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JAY CHOPRA – ENGINEERING AND ASSET INFORMATION SPECIALIST
SUMMARY Over 23 years of extensive hands-on experience in Engineering Information Management,
Material Management, Deployment and Management of large integrated Engineering systems,
Technical Sales and Extensive Project Management skill with Owner Operators, Multinational
Engineering Consulting Companies, and Plant Design Application Vendors. Currently,
functioning as an Advisor, Engineering & Technology, delivering "fit-for-purpose" strategic
Engineering Information Management solutions that enable asset data integrity and help
improve Life Cycle Asset Management in Oil and Gas, Mining, Power Generation and
Construction Industries. Previously, Jay has trained, mentored, built and managed teams
delivering Engineering and Construction Support Services implementation and design support
for major oil and gas Owner Operators and EPCs utilizing engineering solutions from Intergraph,
AVEVA, Bentley, and Autodesk software vendors.
SKILLS CAD Drafting and Conversions | Piping Specification and Material Management | Engineering
Data Management | 3D CAD / CAE Coordination | Engineering Design Systems Management |
Data Remediation | Engineering and Asset Information Management | Data Visualization and
Analytics | Project Management | Cloud/SaaS Solutions | Database Administration | Web and
Mobile Application Development | Business Development | Technical Sales
APPLICATIONS AND
TECHNOLOGIES
Intergraph SmartPlant Suite | AVEVA Plant Solution Suite | Bentley & Autodesk Plant Design
Solutions | Tableau | PHP | Wordpress | RDBMS | MS Project | Visio
WORK HISTORY CAE TECHNOLOGIES INC. | CALGARY, AB, CANADA
SENIOR TECHNICAL ADVISOR, ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
NOV 2010 - CURRENT
Delivering "fit for purpose" Engineering and Asset Information Management Solutions and Web
and Mobile Application Development services with a focus to enable Asset Data Integrity and
improve Life Cycle Asset Management in Oil and Gas, Mining, Power Generation and
Construction Industries. Through its partnership with proven and experienced local industry
consultants and offshore digital design and information technology companies, CAE delivers on-
demand professional consulting services in a cost-effective and timely manner that provide
outstanding value by applying innovative approaches, skilled personnel, and disciplined
processes.
Areas of expertise:
 Engineering Systems (AVEVA/Intergraph/Bentley/Autodesk)
 Data Services (Audit, Classification, Cleansing, and Enrichment)
 Piping Specification Development and Materials Management
 3D Model Development from Point Cloud Data (As-Built Engineering)
 Custom Application Development
 Mobile application development

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 Master Data Management (MDM)
 Enterprise Asset Management (EAM)
 Engineering / MRO Services
 ACAD, MicroStation Drafting Services
 CAD Systems Management (Intergraph SmartPlant, Bentley AutoPLANT, Aveva PDMS,
AutoCAD, MicroStation, Caesar, AutoPipe, Tekla, and STAAD)
 Plant Design Automation
 BIM Services - Modeling, Coordination, integration (3D,4D,5D,6D), Documentation and
Implementation
AVEVA INC. | CALGARY, AB, CANADA
SENIOR CONSULTANT, SOLUTIONS & TECHNOLOGY, NORTH AMERICA
MAR 2015 – MAY 2016
Contributed to the growth of business within the North America region providing engineering
design, information management solutions, and CAD/CAM software, including specialized
technology consulting services for the plant, power, and marine industries.
Principal Accountability:
 Engaged with prospects to understand specific needs/problems and then devise
appropriate technical solutions
 Prepared proposals and managing the end-to-end business capture process for
complex business case solutions
 Worked with the sales team in identifying opportunities, providing technical support at
all levels of prospect engagement and
 ensuring throughout that proposed solutions are workable and are in-line with
AVEVA’s strategic objectives
 Planning, creating, organizing and executing proof of concept presentations and
demonstrations to prospects that prove the value of AVEVA technical solution to their
specific needs/problems
 Contributed to the selection & recruitment of new team members and provided
Coaching and mentoring junior team members
SUNCOR ENERGY | CALGARY, AB, CANADA
LEAD - ENGINEERING DESIGN SYSTEMS (EDS)
APR 2014 – FEB 2015
As part of ADLP (Asset Data Lifecycle Project), a multi-projects, multi-years program under
Suncor's I&PM group, lead a team of Design Tool Specialists responsible for forming a Center Of
Excellence of various design tool systems, viz. AutoPLANT PDW, AutoPLANT PIW, PDS,
SP3D,SPP&ID and SPI.
Primary Responsibilities:
 Formed an Engineering Design Application team
 Engaged Operations Technical Services to define the engineering services and design
environment
 Built a centralized hosting environment for design applications
 Developed workflows and procedures to manage the data synchronization between
host and satellites
 Acted as a liaison with the Engineering Contractors and Suncor Project Management to
ensure that the desired outcomes are
 achieved in the Engineering CAD systems

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NEXEN ENERGY | CALGARY, AB, CANADA
3D EDS LEAD, OIL SANDS PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, AND EXECUTION
NOV 2010 – MAR 2014
Lead the Engineering and Construction Support Services implementation and design support of
the SmartPlant 3D (SP3D), SmartPlant Reference Data (SPRD). SmartPlant Review (SPR), PDS
and AutoPLANT design software.
Primary Responsibilities:
 Provided direction and leadership for the use of the SmartPlant Design suite of
software for Major Projects and Synthetic Oil.
 Established standards, processes, and procedures to provide governance on the use of
the Engineering Design Systems for the Major Projects.
 Developed and Managed over 200 piping line classes for various projects using
SmartPlant Reference Database (SPRD/SDB) and it’s testing and import in S3D.
 Supported Construction Management Teams (CMT) for various projects ensuring
weekly 3d model updates are distributed to users for design review and construction
planning. Providing necessary training and support in the effective use of 3D model
 review applications.
 Acted as a liaison with the Engineering Contractors and Nexen Project Management to
ensure that the desired outcomes are achieved in the Engineering CAD systems.
INTERGRAPH | CALGARY, AB, CANADA
SENIOR CONSULTANT - SMARTPLANT ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS
JUL 2001 - NOV 2010
Support and Technical Consultation of SmartPlant Engineering Applications with a focus on PDS,
SmartPlant3D, SmartPlant Reference Data (SPRD). Technical Business Development and On-Site
Consultation for major Owner Operators and EPC organizations within Canada and USA.
Primary Responsibilities:
 Managed SmartPlant design tools implementations within EPCs & O/O communities.
 Developed and Managed over 200 piping line classes using SmartPlant Reference
Data (SPRD) application as on-site consulting for Major oil and gas O/O (CNRL).
 Developed value proposition for the potential customers, based on thorough
understanding of the customer requirements.
 Provided technical support to the sales team and performing software demonstrations
for pre-sales activities.
 Lead and Supervised projects performed by a team of Intergraph's application
specialists.
 Built and maintained relationships with Intergraph partners and customers and
developed market(s) for Intergraph PP&M products/solutions in a long term.
JACOBS ENGINEERING | MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
PLANT DESIGN SYSTEM (PDS) SUPPORT ANALYST
JUL 1996 – JUN 2001
Primary Responsibilities: PDS Support Analysts | Piping Design Engineering

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TATA CHEMICALS | BABRALA, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA
SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER
AUG 1995 – JUL 1996
Primary Responsibilities: 3D PDS Modeling and Administration
OSWAL CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS | SHAHJAHANPUR, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA
MECHANICAL ENGINEER
MAY 1994 – AUG 1995
Primary Responsibilities: Installation and Commissioning coordination of Gas Turbines
EDUCATION BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (MECHANICAL)
Aligarh Muslim University – Jul 1989 – Jun 1993
REFERENCES REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
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